subject: Allowing Gratitude [print this page] Have you ever found it difficult to accept someones expression of gratitude? Its not that uncommon, so dont go beating yourself up about it.
How do you navigate this tricky terrain? First, lets explore what might be happening underneath the rumbling of your hesitant response.
Here are a few things that might be occurring under the surface:
1. Uncertain of the Motivation. If you feel theres an ulterior motive for the abundance of appreciation coming your way its going to feel suspect. This is a matter of trust. Drop into your feeling and sense of whats true. You wont get accurate information from your mind, which can seem to be in hyper-drive on these occasions; just feel. As you come to trust your feeling, youll sense and know whats true.
2. Not Ready for Reciprocation. Sometimes it may feel like you have an obligation to share a corresponding feeling, when you just dont feel it. In times like this the worst thing to do is to utter a corresponding thank you devoid of your true sentiment. Honor where you are. A better response may be to smile, or nod your head in acknowledgement. Words are powerful magic and speaking brings the energy into being.
3. Struggling with Worth. Discomfort with appreciation can also be a tell tale sign of fluctuating self worth. One of the best ways to play with this is to allow yourself to receive the sentiment in your heart. Being the recipient of benevolence usually indicates someone cares for and values you. Allowing appreciation is one of the quickest ways to experience the reflection of your intrinsic value.
4. Feeling Makes You Uncomfortable. Sometimes circumstances in your experience might have led you to disconnect from your feeling and sensing nature. You are wired to feel, sense, and know. Just because you have trained yourself not to, for whatever reason, doesnt mean you cant. This adventure might take a little while, but your willingness to explore is what will make a difference. One of the things to do is to disconnect the story from the feeling. Just feel, tuning into your sensing like a scientist or explorer, and allow the stories to drop away. When you allow appreciation to bypass the intellect chances are youll get to feel, and once you feel you can sense and know for yourself. No more relying on outside sources to tell you whats true.
Gratitude is a powerful force, and it can literally overpower your senses. The easiest way to allow appreciation is to relax into it. Imagine the receiving to be an exchange from the givers heart to your heart. Feel the pure intent beneath the words, access the sourcing space. Allow whats true in you to commune with whats true in the giver. Theres no personality or person at this level of connection, just Essence to Essence.
As you allow yourself to connect at a deeper and more vital level, you will come to experience whats true and know the abundance of your own being. Gratitude will then become recognition of the abundance of whats true about you and everything else. Easy peasy!
